Is someone using the non-word 'irregardless?" They must have read the pet peeve thread.

hey, you calling my name a non-word?

actually, it is a word. according to the fine people with merriam-webster online:

"The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead."

but yeah, drives me nuts when otherwise intelligent people use it. *shudder*

hang it on the wall. so that one day, when i'm a hot shot, or marry a hot shot, or something, i can mail a copy back to the school, along with a copy of the fat donation check i'm giving the school i matriculated into.

It's funny, I had a friend (who majored in English at ND) get chewed out by a judge for using the word irregardless in court. It is one of his pet peeves. The moral of the story - it may be a word, but dont use it in court.

I finally get my first - and hopefully last - rejection letter yesterday. There's a certain dignity to geting rejected by Yale.. maybe I'll frame it and put it next to my HLS diploma. Right now its still sitting on my dining room table.

LawDiv25

hang it on the wall. so that one day, when i'm a hot shot, or marry a hot shot, or something, i can mail a copy back to the school, along with a copy of the fat donation check i'm giving the school i matriculated into.

hang it on the wall. so that one day, when i'm a hot shot, or marry a hot shot, or something, i can mail a copy back to the school, along with a copy of the fat donation check i'm giving the school i matriculated into.